================================================ MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ================================================ Subject: done any scanning of USGS-produced topographic maps of California? please let us know Date: Tues, 12 Jul 2005 11:01:04 -0700 From: Mary Larsgaard <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Organization: UCSB Map & Imagery Lab, Library To: Maps and Air Photo Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]> <>California Topographic Map Scanning Project Survey Numerous initiatives across the state of California are underway to digitize and provide access to the United States Geological Survey topographic maps of California. As these scanning efforts are expensive, time intensive, and complicated, it makes sense to pool our efforts in order to minimize redundant efforts. Librarians from the University of California, California State Universities, and Stanford University, in conjunction with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and other interested parties, have begun to explore the possibility of working together to create a complete set of scanned topographic maps of the state to be made available to the public and to be part of the public domain. This survey is part of that project. For the time period July 1-December 31, 2005, I am chairing this group. Links to scanned maps of the states are available from a number of sources around the state. This list can be accessed at: http://www.sdc.ucsb.edu/holdings/caltopo.html. If you have done any scanning of these maps, or you know of someone who has, please fill out this survey and send to me at [log in to unmask] Thanks. ----- Name/Title______________________________________________________________ Institution_______________________________________________________________ Contact Information_______________________________________________________ 1. Have you scanned any California USGS topographic maps (any scale, any edition)? 2. What is the scope of your project? 3. Are the scans publicly available? 4. Is there metadata associated with each scan? 5. What are the technical parameters of your project (file formats, dpi, color compression, etc.)? 6. What type of scanner are you using? 7. Where are the images being held and are they being archived? 8. Would you be interested in participating in an initiative to collectively scan, provide access, and archive a complete set of California topographic maps? 9. Do you know of any topographic map scanning projects currently in the works? <>Thank you for filling out the survey. Mary Lynette Larsgaard Assistant Head, Map and Imagery Laboratory Fund Manager: Geography Co-Manager for Map and Imagery Laboratory Fund Davidson Library University of California Santa Barbara CA 93106-9010 USA 805/893-4049 fax 805/893-8799 [log in to unmask] <> --